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Folios 285-286: Francis Wooldridge, HMS Fortune, the Nore. Acknowledges Order of...

Catalogue reference: ADM 1/2678/121

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This record is about the Folios 285-286: Francis Wooldridge, HMS Fortune, the Nore. Acknowledges Order of... dating from 1793 Apr 14 in the series Admiralty, and Ministry of Defence, Navy Department: Correspondence and Papers. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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ADM 1/2678/121
Date
1793 Apr 14
Description

Folios 285-286: Francis Wooldridge, HMS Fortune, the Nore. Acknowledges Order of 11 April to proceed to the coast of Africa. Requests permission to call at Plymouth for a few hours to purchase linen, books, instruments and bedding. Also to take on a few stocks and the proper necessaries for the Surgeon, namely James Powder and Portable Soup, and take on more provisions and water. Sails tomorrow for the Downs.

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Cap W132
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Open Document, Open Description
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